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Maldonado is not in the lineup Friday against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Maldonado will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day of rest after starting each of the past four contests. Juan Graterol will crouch behind the dish in his stead.

Murphy was sent down to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Murphy had been struggling ever since returning from the DL on June 15, going just 1-for-20 with two walks and seven strikeouts in eight games. He will head down to Albuquerque to clear his head and look to recapture the hitting form that he displayed in New Mexico's largest city during the 2016 season. In a corresponding move, the team recalled catcher Ryan Hanigan from Triple-A.

Sanchez is not in the lineup Friday against the Astros, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Sanchez will head to the bench after starting each of the past five games for the Yankees. Austin Romine will draw the start behind the dish in his stead.

Leon is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Despite collecting hits in each of his last four starts, Leon will head to the bench for a second straight game as his timeshare behind the plate continues. Christian Vazquez will draw another start at catcher in his absence.

Mesoraco is not in Friday's lineup, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.

Mesoraco will get another day off following an 0-for-3 day with two strikeouts during Thursday's series finale against Milwaukee. In his place, Tucker Barnhart will catch Scott Feldman.

Caratini is starting at catcher and batting sixth Friday against the Reds.

It will be the first career start for the 23-year-old, who has made two pinch-hitting appearances since being recalled Wednesday. Caratini will be looking to translate his minor-league success to the big leagues, as the young prospect is slashing .343/.384/.539 through 68 games this year with Triple-A Iowa. Regular catcher Willson Contreras will be starting in left field for the third time this season.

Collins will participate in the All-Star Futures Game on July 9 as part of the festivities leading up the All-Star Game.

Collins is hitting just .206 at High-A Winston-Salem, but his ability to draw walks and hit for power gets him into this prospect showcase. He leads the Carolina League with 56 free passes and is tied for ninth with 10 home runs. With so much on the young catcher's plate in terms of learning the finer defensive aspects of catching, Collins has still managed to be a credible threat at the plate.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.

Despite collecting three hits -- including a home run -- over his last two starts, d'Arnaud will head to the bench for Thursday's series finale. Rene Rivera will crouch behind the dish in his stead.

Leon is out of the lineup Thursday, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.

Leon will get the day off after going 1-for-4 during Wednesday's contest. In his place, Christian Vazquez will catch David Price while batting seventh in the order.

Contreras went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals.

Contreras supplied half of his team's offense when he took Washington starter Stephen Strasburg deep in the fourth inning. Contreras batted fourth in this one after a brief stint as the leadoff hitter on Monday. The young catcher was batting just .209 in early May, but he's now up .252 to go along with a .763 OPS.